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The Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the start of the American Revolutionary war. The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord. The Americans won.
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the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. It was the first important battle of the American War of Independence. The British won.
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the British Army successfully moved against the American Continental Army led by George Washington. The British won.
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A series of engagements won by the Continental Army against Hessian and British forces in New Jersey. The victories restored American morale and renewed confidence in Washington. The Americans won.
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As the first rebel victory of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga served as a morale booster and provided key artillery for the Continental Army in that first year of war. The British won. -
The British seized Philadelphia after their victory at Brandywine Creek which would be followed by another British victory at the Battle of Germantown. The British won.
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The Patriot victory at Saratoga is often seen as the turning point in the war. Not only did it renew the morale of the American public, but it convinced potential foreign partners, such as France, that American could win the war, and that it might be in their best interests to send aid. The Americans won.
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the British gained control of South and the Americans lost many soldiers due to the surrender. The following picture represents some of the early designs of the American flag. The British
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Cowpens was the most decisive American victory of the War for Independence. It gave a major boost to Patriot morale, inflicted casualties that the British could not replace and ultimately led to Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown that fall. The Americans won
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effectively ended the Revolutionary War. Lacking the financial resources to raise a new army, the British government appealed to the Americans for peace. The Americans won.
